The Sophist, Yotsuya-sempai Legendary Horror Stories. This is a rough translation of the title. I am very thankful that have found this. I wish my review will do it some justice.
Kiben Gakuha, Yotsuya-sempai no kaidan is one of the gems of psychological genre mangas. In a nutshell, the story follows Yotsuya-sempai, a student who shouldn't even exist as he tries to unfold real life murder mysteries by flushing out the perpetrator with horror stories. "'There is a truth in a lie". Read as he manipulates daily truths into ghastly elements of his story...
The art is rather unconventional, but it does give the story
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Apr 14, 2010
Death Note
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Personally, I thought the Death Note story line was perfect and as a manga enthusiast, first and foremost, I found the little add ins and changes a bit disturbing but the anime did attempt to be faithful to the original story which earns this an enjoyment rating a ten. The music, to my belief, was suited. The voice talents matched the character well. The story pacing good. Over all it was a good time spent.
Story-wise, the watcher is confronted with the cliche, age-long question "Does the end justify the means?", "Can killing be justified?" entwined with psychological attacks, tactical mind war. The watcher takes sides ... |
